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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Lucy Bladen

14-year-olds will be allowed to apply to change their gender without parents

Teenagers in the ACT aged 14 and above will now be able to apply to change their gender and given name without parental consent under changes to the territory's Births, Deaths and Marriages Act.

This change brings the age down from 16, with the government saying this recognised people aged 14 were able to make this decision.

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